Aken

[ˈaːkn̩]

/[ˈaːkn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Aken” is uncommon German (frequency #64,014 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,014
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-aken · Aken · German

Aken · rank #64,014 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,014
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH algebraische

Nearest frequency peer: algebraische (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Aken“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Aken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aken
PropertyValue
HeadwordAken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaːkn̩]
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,014
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Aken“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Akenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „algebraische“ (#64,016), „Agenden“ (#64,011), „algebraischen“ (#64,017). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aken“ bei #64,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aken is uncommon German at frequency #64,014 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaːkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Aken in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Aken, spelled A-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Aken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aken liegt an der Elbe und circa 40 Kilometer südöstlich von Magdeburg.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aken"?
"Aken" is spelled A-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːkn̩].
What does "Aken" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aken" means: eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Aken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aken" is [ˈaːkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aken" come from?
"Aken" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Aken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Babs#64,071Berl#64,094Butz#64,139cart#64,148

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list